Buddhist Monks praying with Muslims Pics

Woodrow said:
True.

I find Buddhism to be so much in favor of our Islamic beliefs I can not understand why they never take that last step and say the Shahadah.
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Easy... they dont interfere with other religious group practices.. thus, the Muslims dont interfere with them with their religious practices too... so they dont know islam
 
Woodrow said:
True.

I find Buddhism to be so much in favor of our Islamic beliefs I can not understand why they never take that last step and say the Shahadah.
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most of northern india (modern day pakistan) as well as afghanistan was buddhist before the muslims came, their beliefs can be shown to be falsehood and defeated in discussion and debate same as every other way of life.
 
Dawud_uk said:
most of northern india (modern day pakistan) as well as afghanistan was buddhist before the muslims came, their beliefs can be shown to be falsehood and defeated in discussion and debate same as every other way of life.
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most of Muslims in southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand) were Buddhists too centuries ago (before 14th Century CE)... which includes my ancestors too..:D
 
north_malaysian said:
most of Muslims in southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand) were Buddhists too centuries ago (before 14th Century CE)... which includes my ancestors too..:D
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In Indonesia were Buddhists and Hindus. Altough the biggest Buddhist temple (Borobudur) is located in Java, Hindus were majority in Java and Bali.
 
ardianto said:
In Indonesia were Buddhists and Hindus. Altough the biggest Buddhist temple (Borobudur) is located in Java, Hindus were majority in Java and Bali.
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I think the Sumatrans (as well as those in Malaysia) were Buddhists because the official religion of Srivijaya Empire was Buddhism... the Javanese and Balinese were under Majapahit Empire which Hinduism is the official religion right?
 
Dawud_uk said:
most of northern india (modern day pakistan) as well as afghanistan was buddhist before the muslims came, their beliefs can be shown to be falsehood and defeated in discussion and debate same as every other way of life.
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I couldn't agree more brother.

I find this image slightly offputting.

It just doesn't seem right that a person with no intention of submitting to Islam, pray with Muslims, as if it lessens our opposition to their religion in any way shape or form. :hmm:
 
AntiKarateKid said:
I couldn't agree more brother.

I find this image slightly offputting.

It just doesn't seem right that a person with no intention of submitting to Islam, pray with Muslims, as if it lessens our opposition to their religion in any way shape or form. :hmm:
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I find it difficult to see Buddhism as a religion. there is no established worship of any deity in Buddhism. Buddhism is all centered upon the self and the securing of peace of mind through inner thoughts and living a life free from desire. Buddhists do not pray in our concept of the meaning of prayer, they engage in self meditation and contemplation.

I do find it interesting that some Buddhists would have a desire to pray with Muslims. It means that they have come to a conclusion that there is a God. It also seems many Buddhists eventually accept Islam, once they come to believe in the existence of a God and that the only true God is Allaah(swt)

It seems that if a Buddhist is in a Masjid to pray, it means they are seeking the existence of Allaah(swt) and do want to find reason to worship.
 
Woodrow said:
I find it difficult to see Buddhism as a religion. there is no established worship of any deity in Buddhism. Buddhism is all centered upon the self and the securing of peace of mind through inner thoughts and living a life free from desire. Buddhists do not pray in our concept of the meaning of prayer, they engage in self meditation and contemplation.

I do find it interesting that some Buddhists would have a desire to pray with Muslims. It means that they have come to a conclusion that there is a God. It also seems many Buddhists eventually accept Islam, once they come to believe in the existence of a God and that the only true God is Allaah(swt)

It seems that if a Buddhist is in a Masjid to pray, it means they are seeking the existence of Allaah(swt) and do want to find reason to worship.
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I take back my comment. I agree with you.
 
If they accepted Islam why are they wearing those Buddhist religious robes.
 
Yanal said:
If they accepted Islam why are they wearing those Buddhist religious robes.
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Because they are still seekers, and have not yet accepted Islam.
 
Just like brother AoP,they are trying to understand the concept of Islam and the Quran .
 
north_malaysian said:
I think the Sumatrans (as well as those in Malaysia) were Buddhists because the official religion of Srivijaya Empire was Buddhism... the Javanese and Balinese were under Majapahit Empire which Hinduism is the official religion right?
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You right, Sumatrans were Buddhist but they were not ancestors of present Indonesian Buddhist. Buddhism in Nusantara (old Indonesia) was over when Islam came. Present Indonesian Buddhist are Chineses who came as emigrant.
How about Malaysian Buddhists ? are they Chineses or Thais and Cambodian or Malays ?
 
ardianto said:
You right, Sumatrans were Buddhist but they were not ancestors of present Indonesian Buddhist. Buddhism in Nusantara (old Indonesia) was over when Islam came. Present Indonesian Buddhist are Chineses who came as emigrant.
How about Malaysian Buddhists ? are they Chineses or Thais and Cambodian or Malays ?
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There are four main sects of Buddhism here...

1) Mahayana - most of Buddhists in Malaysia are Mahayanists, a great majority of them are Chinese, some are Vietnamese, Koreans and Japanese. Mahayana Buddhism was introduced by Chinese immigrants...

2) Theravada - it's the oldest sect in Malaysia, many of the Malays' ancestors were Theravadists... I dont know about other part of Malaysia.. but the northern malaysian malays were actually Thais, when they embraced Islam massively in the 15th century... the remaining Buddhists are still continue living as ethnic Thais until today. During British colonial time, many Theravadists migrated from Sri Lanka (ethnic Sinhalese), India, Myanmar (ethnic Burmese) and Thailand. Recently there are thousands of Theravadist immigrants from Cambodia and Laos too. Majority of the Theravadist are Thais, with a high % from Sinhalese and Burmese too...

3) Tantrayana (Tibetan) Buddhism - very new to Malaysia, most of the Tantrayanists are recent converts from ethnic Chinese.

4) Soka Gakkai Buddhism - a new Buddhism sect from Japan... many of the converts here are ethnic Chinese... with some Japanese.

The only Malay (well she's a half Malay, half Chinese) that I've heard of was Nyonya Binti Tahir who was a Buddhist after the Shariah Court declared her as a Buddhist as she was adopted by a Buddhist family and never practice Islam.
 
Which one of those do you think these people are? I think it's hard to decide with photos.
 

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